Renovation and extension of a 1930s semi into a four-bed family home. The project adds two en-suite bedrooms and a new kitchen–dining room formed as a crisp, cantilevered white volume — a deliberate counterpoint to the original brick house.
The extension is read as two parts: a dark masonry base stitched into the existing building, and a bright upper box that floats above the garden edge. The effect is both domestic and surreal — familiar suburban scale, but with an unexpectedly abstract silhouette.
Inside, a compressed oak-lined threshold leads from the original hallway into the new plan. Concealed doors and continuous timber planes keep the route calm and legible, while warm linear lighting draws you forward to the garden.
The kitchen–dining room is designed as a single bright volume with full-height glazing and rooflights. Large-format floor finishes and minimal junctions extend the sense of space, while the glazing turns the garden into the room’s primary wall.
A side strip accommodates utility and storage — keeping the main volume clean — and creates a discreet service route alongside the garden boundary. The result is a family house that feels both practical and quietly theatrical, with one strong form doing most of the work.
Street view — the extension reads as a floating white volume within a typical 1930s suburban setting.
Featured on a TV programme with Sarah Beeny and Damion Burrows during construction.
